cried off

past tense of cry off

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for cried off
Verb
  • Though Davies planned to reunite the band for a tour in 2015, it was canceled when the musician was diagnosed with multiple myeloma, a type of cancer that attacks plasma cells.
    Ryan Coleman, Entertainment Weekly, 8 Sep. 2025
  • Last year, Romania controversially canceled the turnout of a presidential election that produced a victory for a far-right independent, arguing his campaign was backed by Russian interference and disqualifying his candidacy.
    Tom O'Connor, MSNBC Newsweek, 7 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Before 2014, the building was abandoned and MIA wanted to tear it down.
    Vinod Sreeharsha, Miami Herald, 6 Sep. 2025
  • Drummond is blamed for the deaths of the parents, grandmother and uncle of an infant found abandoned in a home's front yard in rural west Tennessee.
    Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 6 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • The cruise line previously scrapped stops there until October, amid ongoing violence in the country.
    Nathan Diller, USA Today, 8 Sep. 2025
  • His interest in aging fed into the closing joke of his 2017 special Live at Madison Square Garden, and would have been the inspiration for his 2022 directorial debut film, Being Mortal, if the film had not been scrapped following harassment complaints against star Bill Murray on set.
    Hershal Pandya, Vulture, 7 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • In March, Gabbard revoked security clearances for former Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg, former Secretary of State Antony Blinken, and former national security adviser Jake Sullivan, along with other Biden administration officials.
    Mike Brest, The Washington Examiner, 9 Sep. 2025
  • He’s been convicted of speeding nine times, driving after his license was revoked twice and once each for careless driving and failing to drive with due care.
    Nick Ferraro, Twin Cities, 9 Sep. 2025
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“Cried off.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cried%20off. Accessed 14 Sep. 2025.

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